Thank you for your comments. We agree that our culture is good. And, as Mike Murdoch is often quoted, "The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." Look for that spark of opportunity!... MoreLess

Excellent products, great product engineering Loyal customer base Enormous market potential, well positioned as a leader in growing market Cloud presents a huge opportunity which is exciting Generally positive culture of people, most attempt to be good and do the right thing if they can Informatica has continued to grow despite its problems in some key areas

Cons

Massive turnover in sales for at least 2-3 years now, 30%-70% per year depending on region and role Frustration in sales is pretty intense Marketing is antiquated at best and has totally missed the boat on possibilities to expand the Informatica brand and lead the market in the new world of data. Our competition smokes us in field marketing and using innovative and fresh techniques to reach new markets and buyers. The more industrious sales people do a lot of their own marketing, build their own contact systems and buy tools to deliver fresh messages to new markets to do what marketing has not bee able to do The sales infrastructure is broken. The system was so broken this year in 2015 that salespeople got a standard draw in Q1 since sales operations and finance couldn't figure it out. Sales Operations leadership is the archetype of what not to do in business, bonus and comp plans are unclear in many cases, are not well thought out and are misleading Informatica doesn't integrate its own data well at all. Our CRM system is a mess. Sales and marketing leadership reacts, thinks short term and cripples sales by being disruptive and desperate for quick results. Sales management does the best it can but these issues all stem from the top and in trying to accommodate so many political agendas in the company

Advice to Management

Hopefully the privatization of Informatica is a good thing because it will give the company an opportunity to kick out the old guard and bring in new sales and marketing leadership so the company can shatter its political silos and fulfill its true potential.

Thank you for your feedback. We regret that you are frustrated working in the Sales organization at Informatica. We make every effort to ensure that our managers respect their teams. We encourage you to discuss your concerns directly in a constructive manner with your manager. Or, if you prefer, you can always contact your HR Business Partner to discuss in greater detail.... MoreLess

Thank you for your feedback. We regret that you are frustrated working in the Sales organization at Informatica. We make every effort to ensure that our managers respect their teams. We encourage you to discuss your concerns directly in a constructive manner with your manager. Or, if you prefer, you can always contact your HR Business Partner to discuss in greater detail.... MoreLess

I'm very happy to be part of the Informatica Sales Consulting team. Here's what I like the most: * The company invests heavily on their new and experienced hires. You are provided with many training opportunities to learn the products and the sales methodology. I can't remember the last time I had this much training. * The company sells quality software and customers seem very happy with the Informatica software they own. * The compensation and benefits are above average. * The people I work with have a positive attitude. They work hard and play hard. * This is a good sized company that gives you many opportunities for advancement. Several of the people in my network that work at Informatica have been here for more than 3 years and people rarely leave the company.

Informatica people are the best to work with! I have been so impressed by the sense of teamwork and the supportive environment as I learned the massive amount of information that's available for my product set.

Cons

It is difficult to understand where to go within the R&D ranks to get information or to pass along product issues. Feedback is also hard get back from those situations.

Work with seasoned pros in sales Many enablement opportunities - great sales resources Opportunity to sell to the largest enterprises in the world Sales Leadership is sound, visionary, and realistic...no cheap psych-up (most of the time)

Cons

Comp plan lacks incentive muscle - pay is ok, but strategically restrictive You're at the bottom of the pyramid, so you must be vigilant to secure reward

Excellent benefits and the appearance of mobility within the company. Other departments seemed to be quite satisfied with their work and their managers.

Cons

Direct management (up to the Director level) juvenile and vindictive. Your Linked In, Facebook and other social media accounts are monitored. Management claims you can easily transfer between departments then blocks those attempts.

Advice to Management

Informatica does many, many things well. Why the reports from their HR manager are ignored is strange to me. Upper management would do well to question a little closer the methods of middle and lower management.

Informatica Response

Nov 21, 2013 – HR Business Partner

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us. Informatica does have a formal social media policy and, whilst we clearly do not actively monitor employee's social media feeds, we do address concerns that are brought to our attention that might violate the policy. We actively encourage career progression in many formats; including internal transfers. We have an internal transfer policy to aide employees and hiring managers with internal transfers and HR is also actively involved in this process to ensure smooth internal transfers. A number of roles are filled by internal transfers each year. We will continue to work alongside employees and managers to ensure the process is handled smoothly to allow employees career advancement opportunities.... MoreLess